Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Avalanche Adventure

I see a few things right away on this situation.

All 3 skiers on the slope at once.

They didn't mention if they did any snow tests.

They hit that roll over on the skier right and that out cropping of rock on the skier left at the same time, both trigger points.

Could have made a ski cut to a safe zone to check the slope, to the skier left away from the trigger.


Triggering a slide in Upper Teeepee Basin

Stability Test on West Side of Bridger Range

Friday, November 20, 2009

Cooke City, MT - SummitHD Films - S2: HANGFIRE Teaser

Awesome tree and powder riding. I bought this video and it is the real backcountry deal!!We had snowmobile riding like this on 2 trips last year in January.

HALLN

2009 BURTON FISH SNOWBOARD REVIEW

Weez and I both have a Fish in the quiver, Weez has used her's much more than I and she rocks on it. I saw mine at The World Boards shop in Bozeman, Montana on the way to Mt. hood last year in July, it was a demo board that I got a great deal on. My main backcountry board right now is a 166 Burton Malolo and that board is awesome in the deep. I also bought the Malolo at World Boards. If you are in Bozeman ya gotta check it out. World Boards!!

Friday, October 2, 2009

Snowboarding and Ski Patroling

Snowshoeing / snowboarding in the Colorado backcountry.
Snowmobiling in Wyoming.
Snowboarding / Ski Patroling.

Two months of stairs and power workouts to prepare for the winter snowboarding and backcountry snowmobiling in the mountains.

Need the strong upper body, shoulders and arms for the snowmobiling. Also use plyometrics for explosive leg strength for snowboarding and snowshoeing. Most of all need strength and flexibility in my mid-trunk section, lower back and abs, for carring my pack and wrestling the mountain sled in the powder.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Monday, April 13, 2009

4/13/09 <> These are weekly training schedules for a bicycle racer. Start at the top & work down.

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THESE 3 CHARTS ARE MY WORK-OUT LEVEL GAUGES. USE TO MEASURE THE INTENSITY OF YOUR WORK-OUT!!
ZN = ZONES: 1 2 3 4 5
E/L = EFFORT LEVEL: 1 ~ 3 4 ~ 7 8 ~ 11 12 ~ 14 15 ~ 17
H/R = HEART RATE: 48 ~ 120 121 ~ 135 136 ~ 155 156 ~ 170 171 ~ MAX
DAY TOTAL TIME (HRS) DESCRIPTION BIKE ACTIVITY ACTIVITY TIME (HRS) COMMENTS
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3-28-5-J-ES
DAY 1 1.25 RECOVERY RD/MT ZN 1-2 0.75 SPIN THOSE LEGS OUT, ACTIVE RECOVERY!!







DAY 2 1.5 HILLS MT/RD WARM-UP 0.5 THIS HILL WORK-OUT IS TO BE A CIRCUIT OF SHORT STEEP HILLS. REPEAT HILLS IF NECESSARY. NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE IN E/L!!




HILL CIRCUIT \ E/L 13 0.25




HILL CIRCUIT \ E/L 16 0.25




COOL DOWN 0.5







DAY 3 1.75+ HILLS MT/RD WARM-UP 0.5




TT \ MAX E/L 15 8 MIN.




ZN 3 \ E/L 11 HILLS 0.75 CREATE A HILL CIRCUIT WITH DIFFERENT STEEPS.




ZN 3 0.5







DAY 4 2.5 BIG GEAR \ ENDURANCE RD WARM-UP 0.75




E/L 11-13 \ BIG GEAR 1 BIG GEAR HOUR, MED TEMPO SLOW SPIN FEEL THE PEDAL CIRCLE. USE BIG LEG MUSCLES & BE SMOOTH.




E/L 8-9 0.75







DAY 5 3.5-4 ENDURANCE RD WARM-UP 1 JEFF MOTOR-PACE




ZN 3 - E/L 9-10 .5-.75 KEEP THE SPEED & EFFORT LOW!!




ZN 2 - E/L 6 \ 10 SECOND SURGES 1.25 KEEP THE SPEED & EFFORT LOW!! I NEED YOU TO PLUG IN A TOTAL OF 8; 10-SECOND SURGES DURING THIS TIME FRAME OF YOUR RIDE




SPRINT \ E/L 15 1 MIN. THESE ARE ROLLING SPRINTS WITH 30 SECONDS RECOVERY.




SPRINT \ E/L 17 1 MIN.




ZN 2 0.75







DAY 6 MAX 2 OPEN MT/RD OPEN MAX 2 YOUR CHOICE. RIDE HOW YOU FEEL!!







DAY 7 OFF RECOVERY
RECOVERY OFF

4/13/09

A-1




THESE 3 CHARTS ARE MY WORK-OUT LEVEL GAUGES. USE TO MEASURE THE INTENSITY OF YOUR WORK-OUT!!
ZN = ZONES: 1 2 3 4 5
E/L = EFFORT LEVEL: 1 ~ 3 4 ~ 7 8 ~ 11 12 ~ 14 15 ~ 17
H/R = HEART RATE: 48 ~ 120 121 ~ 135 136 ~ 155 156 ~ 170 171 ~ MAX
DAY TOTAL TIME (HRS) DESCRIPTION BIKE ACTIVITY ACTIVITY TIME (HRS) COMMENTS







3-28-5-J-ES
DAY 1 1.25 RECOVERY RD/MT ZN 1-2 0.75 SPIN THOSE LEGS OUT, ACTIVE RECOVERY!!







DAY 2 1.5 HILLS MT/RD WARM-UP 0.5 THIS HILL WORK-OUT IS TO BE A CIRCUIT OF SHORT STEEP HILLS. REPEAT HILLS IF NECESSARY. NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE IN E/L!!




HILL CIRCUIT \ E/L 13 0.25




HILL CIRCUIT \ E/L 16 0.25




COOL DOWN 0.5







DAY 3 1.75+ HILLS MT/RD WARM-UP 0.5




TT \ MAX E/L 15 8 MIN.




ZN 3 \ E/L 11 HILLS 0.75 CREATE A HILL CIRCUIT WITH DIFFERENT STEEPS.




ZN 3 0.5







DAY 4 2.5 BIG GEAR \ ENDURANCE RD WARM-UP 0.75




E/L 11-13 \ BIG GEAR 1 BIG GEAR HOUR, MED TEMPO SLOW SPIN FEEL THE PEDAL CIRCLE. USE BIG LEG MUSCLES & BE SMOOTH.




E/L 8-9 0.75







DAY 5 3.5-4 ENDURANCE RD WARM-UP 1 JEFF MOTOR-PACE




ZN 3 - E/L 9-10 .5-.75 KEEP THE SPEED & EFFORT LOW!!




ZN 2 - E/L 6 \ 10 SECOND SURGES 1.25 KEEP THE SPEED & EFFORT LOW!! I NEED YOU TO PLUG IN A TOTAL OF 8; 10-SECOND SURGES DURING THIS TIME FRAME OF YOUR RIDE




SPRINT \ E/L 15 1 MIN. THESE ARE ROLLING SPRINTS WITH 30 SECONDS RECOVERY.




SPRINT \ E/L 17 1 MIN.




ZN 2 0.75







DAY 6 MAX 2 OPEN MT/RD OPEN MAX 2 YOUR CHOICE. RIDE HOW YOU FEEL!!







DAY 7 OFF RECOVERY
RECOVERY OFF